Question 1

__________ is the process of redrawing district lines to reflect population shifts after a census.

Accepted Answer

Redistricting

Question 2

What was the problem with the original design of the Electoral College? How was this problem corrected?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Explain how the original design of the Electoral College chose the president and the vice president from the same pool of candidates,which meant the one with the most votes became president and the one with the second-most votes was vice president.
2.Discuss how the rise of the first party system led to a tie in the election of 1800 when the electors cast an equal number of votes for Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr,throwing the election to the House of Representatives.
3.Explain how the Twelfth Amendment provided for separate elections for both offices and that in the case of a tie,each state delegation would have one vote in the House of Representatives.

Question 3

Voter turnout in the United States is higher than in other Western democracies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Conventional participation relies heavily on unusual or extreme methods of influencing the political process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A majority of the __________ selects the president of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  popular vote 
B)  Electoral College 
C)  House of Representatives 
D)  Senate 
A)  popular vote 
B)  Electoral College 
C)  House of Representatives 
D)  Senate

Question 6

If a state legislator wanted to avoid political accountability for a controversial proposal,you might suggest holding a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  initiative 
B)  plurality 
C)  referendum 
D)  recall 
A)  initiative 
B)  plurality 
C)  referendum 
D)  recall

Question 7

How do open primaries differ from closed primaries? Which,in your opinion,is the better system?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define an open

Question 8

In the 2014 mid-term elections,the Republican Party gained seats in the House of Representatives and won a majority of the seats in the Senate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are ballot measures? What is an argument in favor of ballot measures,and what is an argument opposing ballot measures? With which side do you agree? Justify your answer.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Explain how ba

Question 10

Which of the following potential Electoral College reforms is the least likely?

Accepted Answer

A)  direct election of the Electoral College 
B)  the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact 
C)  the congressional district plan 
D)  determining the president through popular vote 
A)  direct election of the Electoral College 
B)  the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact 
C)  the congressional district plan 
D)  determining the president through popular vote

Question 11

Front-loading benefits __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  challengers 
B)  front-runners 
C)  incumbents 
D)  third parties 
A)  challengers 
B)  front-runners 
C)  incumbents 
D)  third parties

Question 12

What is said of a successful presidential candidate who helps members of Congress get elected as well?

Accepted Answer

A)  The president has a short mandate. 
B)  The president has long coattails. 
C)  The president has strong crossover appeal. 
D)  The president is front-loading. 
A)  The president has a short mandate. 
B)  The president has long coattails. 
C)  The president has strong crossover appeal. 
D)  The president is front-loading.

Question 13

Voting is a form of conventional participation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which presents the greatest threat to congressional incumbents of the president's party?

Accepted Answer

A)  a presidential election year 
B)  a mid-term election after the president's second year in office 
C)  a mid-term election after the president's sixth year in office 
D)  a runoff election 
A)  a presidential election year 
B)  a mid-term election after the president's second year in office 
C)  a mid-term election after the president's sixth year in office 
D)  a runoff election

Question 15

When is a citizen's party identification most likely to influence his or her vote?

Accepted Answer

A)  in a presidential election 
B)  in a race between two incumbents 
C)  in a race without an incumbent 
D)  in a low visibility election 
A)  in a presidential election 
B)  in a race between two incumbents 
C)  in a race without an incumbent 
D)  in a low visibility election

Question 16

Why do incumbents have such high reelection rates? In your opinion,is having the vast majority of incumbents win reelection good or bad for the health of U.S.democracy? Justify your answer.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Explain that t

Question 17

The caucus system of nominating candidates is oriented toward __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  college students 
B)  low-income voters 
C)  parents of young children 
D)  political parties 
A)  college students 
B)  low-income voters 
C)  parents of young children 
D)  political parties

Question 18

What is ticket-splitting,and why might voters engage in this election activity?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define ticket-

Question 19

A winner-take-all primary is the most representative way of allocating delegates in the nomination process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The tendency of people already holding office to be reelected is due in part to the __________ advantage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tendency of people already holding office...

__________ is the process of redrawing district lines to reflect population shifts after a census.

What was the problem with the original design of the Electoral College? How was this problem corrected?

Voter turnout in the United States is higher than in other Western democracies.

Conventional participation relies heavily on unusual or extreme methods of influencing the political process.

A majority of the __________ selects the president of the United States.

If a state legislator wanted to avoid political accountability for a controversial proposal,you might suggest holding a(n)__________.

How do open primaries differ from closed primaries? Which,in your opinion,is the better system?

In the 2014 mid-term elections,the Republican Party gained seats in the House of Representatives and won a majority of the seats in the Senate.

What are ballot measures? What is an argument in favor of ballot measures,and what is an argument opposing ballot measures? With which side do you agree? Justify your answer.

Which of the following potential Electoral College reforms is the least likely?

Front-loading benefits __________.

What is said of a successful presidential candidate who helps members of Congress get elected as well?

Voting is a form of conventional participation.

Which presents the greatest threat to congressional incumbents of the president's party?

When is a citizen's party identification most likely to influence his or her vote?

Why do incumbents have such high reelection rates? In your opinion,is having the vast majority of incumbents win reelection good or bad for the health of U.S.democracy? Justify your answer.

The caucus system of nominating candidates is oriented toward __________.

What is ticket-splitting,and why might voters engage in this election activity?

A winner-take-all primary is the most representative way of allocating delegates in the nomination process.

The tendency of people already holding office to be reelected is due in part to the __________ advantage.

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Exam 12: Elections and Voting

__________ is the process of redrawing district lines to reflect population shifts after a census.

What was the problem with the original design of the Electoral College? How was this problem corrected?

Voter turnout in the United States is higher than in other Western democracies.

Conventional participation relies heavily on unusual or extreme methods of influencing the political process.

A majority of the __________ selects the president of the United States.

If a state legislator wanted to avoid political accountability for a controversial proposal,you might suggest holding a(n)__________.

How do open primaries differ from closed primaries? Which,in your opinion,is the better system?

In the 2014 mid-term elections,the Republican Party gained seats in the House of Representatives and won a majority of the seats in the Senate.

What are ballot measures? What is an argument in favor of ballot measures,and what is an argument opposing ballot measures? With which side do you agree? Justify your answer.

Which of the following potential Electoral College reforms is the least likely?

Front-loading benefits __________.

What is said of a successful presidential candidate who helps members of Congress get elected as well?

Voting is a form of conventional participation.

Which presents the greatest threat to congressional incumbents of the president's party?

When is a citizen's party identification most likely to influence his or her vote?

Why do incumbents have such high reelection rates? In your opinion,is having the vast majority of incumbents win reelection good or bad for the health of U.S.democracy? Justify your answer.

The caucus system of nominating candidates is oriented toward __________.

What is ticket-splitting,and why might voters engage in this election activity?

A winner-take-all primary is the most representative way of allocating delegates in the nomination process.

The tendency of people already holding office to be reelected is due in part to the __________ advantage.

American Government: Roots, context, and Culture

The Constitution

The Federal System

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Political Parties

The Campaign Process

The News Media

Interest Groups

Domestic Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters